Portfolio: Herr buys N.J. company

Herr Foods Inc. of Nottingham announced an agreement with Silk City to acquire a majority share in the Clifton, N.J.,-based snack food manufacturer. Herr’s produces a full line of snacks including potato chips, pretzels, tortilla chips, cheese curls and popcorn.

Herr’s sells products under the Herr’s, Flavor Mill, ‘1853’ and Good Natured brand namesthrough direct store delivery route systems as well as a number of other channels, including direct to retailers through their warehouses.

Silk City is a contract manufacturer that produces a line of waffle sandwich style snacks, pizzelle type snacks and the increasingly popular popped chip segment.

“We’re very excited about the array of snack opportunities Silk City provides us, said Ed Herr, Herr’s president, said. “With this new partnership, we expand our portfolio of manufacturing capability and believe we have an even greater innovation platform for responding to consumers’ growing interest in more diverse, natural and low fat snacks.”

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In addition to producing product its own brands, Herr’s also offers contract manufacturing services. The partnership with Silk City will expand our capabilities in this area as well, Ed Herr said

Upon full execution of this agreement, Herr’s will continue to operate Silk City as a separate company from Herr’s.

RECYCLE: West Chester will host a free “Anything with a Plug”recycling event for residents from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 18 at Borough Hall, 401 E. Gay Street.

The special e-waste recycling collection event is intended for items that are typically purchased during the year like toys, computers, laptops, televisions, cell phones, mobile devices and more.

“Anything with a Plug” will be accepted and recycledexcept large appliances, smoke detectors and rear-projection TVs.

All materials collected will be recycled in an environmentally friendly manner, organizers said, with all secure sensitive data destroyed.

eForce Compliance will process the material. For more information about eForce and the types of materials accepted, visit www.eforcecompliance.com or call 215-964-6665.

CORBETT: Gov. Tom Corbett joined a panel of governors Monday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Summit for a discussion on new and innovative state policies, including those in Pennsylvania, that support small businesses.

The discussion focused on information contained in the chamber’s Enterprising States study, which measures state performance overall and across five policy areas important for job growth and economic prosperity. Pennsylvania ranked 23rd for overall performance in this year’s report.

“Small business is already leading the recovery, but with the right policies we can move past the recovery stage and on to revitalization,” said U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue. “We need more state policies like those implemented by the governors here today to drive stronger growth, competition, and success among small businesses. When these businesses succeed, America succeeds.”

TRAUMA VETS: The American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care has approved Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital in Philadelphia as one of nine designated Veterinary Trauma Centers in the U.S. – and the only recognized 24/7 Veterinary Trauma Center within a 100 mile radius of Philadelphia.

The distinction,“reflects Ryan Hospital’s comprehensive depth of resources available to animals suffering traumatic injuries,” Penn said in a statement.

The criteria and expectations for Veterinary Trauma Centers include:

•The ability, on a 24/7 basis, to provide total care for every aspect of management of the small animal trauma patient, from emergency stabilization through definitive medical and surgical care and rehabilitation.

•The availability of board-certified specialists for consultation seven days per week in the fields of emergency and critical care, surgery, and radiology.

Penn operates a large-animal facility, New Bolton Center, near Kennett Square. For more information, visit www.vet.upenn.edu.